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Judiciary: Why the conviction of the ‘Hong Kong 47’ displays contempt for democracy

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Published: May 30th, 2024,
Last updated: July 11th, 2024

Former journalist Gwyneth Ho campaigns for her candidacy in the parliamentary elections in Hong Kong in 2020. She livestreamed an attack on pro-democracy protesters in a metro station and has now been sentenced for it.

The conviction of 14 supporters of the Hong Kong Democracy Movement in the largest trial to date for alleged violations of the controversial National Security Law has sparked angry reactions from foreign politicians and human rights activists. A court in the West Kowloon district found the prominent activists guilty of subversion on Thursday. Subversion means undermining or overthrowing an existing political or social order.

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